I do all my quilts regardless of size in either a round or oval hoop. I pin baste with large safety pins, moving them about so that the wooden hoop rims are not over them and remove them as I finish each section. I start in the middle of the quilt and work outward, basically in a circular manner. I generally place a kitchen chair in front of the chair I'm sitting in with the seat facing away from me and "hang" the quilt (not the frame) from the back of this. This way I can get up and down without disturbing the work in progress and do not have the weight on my lap.